APA Citations

What does APA stand for?

• short for Apple application

• American Psychological Association

• Advanced Professional Association

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What is APA Writing Style?

• A software program that writes essays for you.

• An Apple writing app

• a formal structure for writing research papers

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What is plagiarism?

• Failing to give credit to the original author

• When you write a paragraph in your own words

• When you fail to use the proper computer software to write a paper

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What is a citation?

• A failure to credit an author for their words

• A way to credit an author for their words in a research paper

• A ticket you receive if you run a red light.

Why do you think you should learn APA Writing Style?

• APA is the universal writing format used in high school and college

• APA writing style will land me a great job

• APA will not be taught in high school or college

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How is the Reference page arranged?

• Alphabetically, by title of the work
• Alphabetically, by the author's first name
• Alphabetically, by the author's last name
• By publication year

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Where should your reference page be located in an APA formatted paper?

• It should follow the last line after your essay body.
• It should be on its own page at the very end. 

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CCSS.RL.5.1

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What is the correct citation for a book?

• Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

• Author, A.A. Title of work. Location: Publisher, Year of Publication

Any source used in the APA formatted paper must be included in the reference section and any source included in the reference section must be mentioned in the paper.

• False

• True

If the cited resource doesn't provide a publication date, which of the following options is correct?

• No citation is necessary

• (Last name, no date, p. X)

• (Last name, n.d., p. X)